football player vs receiver

receiver vs football player

football player and receiver both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
football player	Yes	No	No	No
receiver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receiver is a hyponym of football player; that is, receiver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than football player:

football player: an athlete who plays American football
receiver: a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

Other hyponyms of football player include back, ball carrier, runner, blocker, cornerback, football hero, kicker, line backer, linebacker, lineman, pass catcher, pass receiver, tackler.

football player (noun)	receiver (noun)
an athlete who plays American football	set that receives radio or tv signals
	earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
	a person who receives something
	(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
	a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
	the tennis player who receives the serve

Difference between football player and receiver

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